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  • May 10

    BBC Radio 4 Gardeners’ Question Time (GQT) Summer Garden Party: Saturday, 7th September 2013

    Keen green-fingered followers of the BBC Radio 4 programme - Gardeners’ Question Time (GQT) – will this afternoon discover that following the outstanding success of last year’s event, the BBC has decided to once again stage the annual Gardeners’ Question Time Summer Garden Party at Ness Botanic Gardens in south Wirral on Saturday 7th September 2013 from 10am until 6pm.
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  • Apr 18

    Young Horticulturalist of the Year 2013

    Jez Stamp, currently working with the BBC Gardeners' World production team, has won the much sought after and nationally acclaimed Institute of Horticulture 2013 Young Horticulturist of the Year competition (YHoY) at the Grand Final, held at the Liverpool University Ness Botanic Gardens on Saturday 13 April
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Welcome to Ness Botanic Gardens

"Welcome friend, welcome stranger, welcome one and welcome all..."

With these words, over 100 hundred years ago, philanthropist AK Bulley opened his beautiful gardens.  Today the welcome is warm as ever and the gardens are more beautiful than ever.

Set on the Wirral, North West Cheshire, Ness Botanic Gardens is one of the most unique botanical gardens in the UK, if not the world.  Since their creation in 1898 the gardens have grown to 64 acres and are home to an amazing array of rare and wonderous plants (many of which were introduced in to the UK here) including the national sorbus and betula collection (including some of the rarest in the world), the pine wood and a huge collection of stunning magnolis and rhododendrons. Add to this the wild flower meadow, water falls, banks of heather, the rock garden, the pre-historic pingo, award winning show gardens (including the Tatton show winning Chris Beardshaw Ness Botanische and Pip Probert's Wave Garden), panoramic views of the Dee estuary and North Wales mountains and many other interesting features large and small Ness Gardens is a place to visit again and again.

Children especially love the place! there are acres of space to run around in, hidden tree tunnels, willow dens, an adventure playground, chickens, a grass labyrinth, loys of different woods for hide and seek, regular trails and activities, fun days, and much, much more.  We even add a little bit of learning in, but don't worry its always fun!  See our Family Days page for more

The state of the art eco friendly Visitor Centre features the culinary delights of the Garden Kitchen and a wide range of items for all ages and wallets available in the Gift Shop with the Plant Sales area supplying everything you need to create your very own outsatnding botanic garden at home.

We are also a venue for weddings and parties, conferences, exhibitions and an excellent selection of adult education courses (many RHS certified).

Our location also means we are within easy reach of metropolitan Liverpool and historic Chester as well as many other fantastic attracions (see our Places of Interest page) to combine your visit with - although Ness Gardens has so much to offer a whole day might not be enough!